RI, or am i anal about my snakes health?

[temec]

whats confusing me is everybody is saying to wait until he shed because it can be as simple as stuck shed on the nose or since hes a baby hes making a "pop" instead of hissing..

[simplechamp]

It's possible that the popping will go away after the shed. It's also possible that the popping is caused by a developing RI, and if you do wait the RI will have had more time to develop.

We can give you advice, but only you can decide what you will do about this.

[temec]

well.. hes mid shed right now.. (pink belly.. ect)

[simplechamp]

To me it seems like a popping noise caused by a piece of skin would come AFTER the shed. In that situation most of the skin comes off, but a stuck piece is flapping in the nostrils, causing a pop. Before the shed the skin is completely intact, so I don't see how a piece of skin could be causing the sound. No shed has occurred, so why would there be a loose piece of skin flapping?

I could be wrong though.

[temec]

because when i got him he had some stuck on shed from the previous shed.... and its comming loose now..

[temec]

how contageous is RI? just in case he has it.. i was planning on picking up another snake but may not now if its super contageous...

[simplechamp]

If there is any doubt I would wait. Even when you do get a new snake you're going to want to do a quarantine for at least a month to make sure the new one doesn't bring in any sickness or mites.

[pythontricker]

how contageous is RI? just in case he has it.. i was planning on picking up another snake but may not now if its super contageous...

VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS!!! I would know.